Poll on ratepayer funding of art

Auckland Council have spent $200,000 of your ratepayer money erecting this piece of art in New Lynn.

What do you think about ratepayer money being used for art when it it results in this?

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Should ratepayer money be used for art?

No – none at all. Leave it to community and business groups.
Yes – but give it to community groups like sculpture trusts, it will cost less and likely result in better art.
Yes – leave it as it is. Bureaucrats should make the decisions and we shouldn’t criticise them for controversial pieces.

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